Re: Switch Questions

In article <decujq$rvu$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Walter Roberson <roberson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>In article <1124726552.628160.58700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> <bpanders71@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>:I manage a small network (75 desktops, 4 servers) with a single HP
>:Procurve 4000m switch which has one 1-port gigabit module and the other
>:7 modules having ten 10/100 ports. I've got two HP Proliant DL servers
>:with dual gigabit NICS. Obvioulsy, with only one gigabit port, I can
>:only hook one of the NICS on one of the servers to it. What I'm
>:thinking of doing is purchasing a separate smaller Linksys 16 port
>:gigabit switch (under $400) so I can team the dual NICS on both of the
>:proliant servers to get 2GB on each. FWIW, the two servers are a
>:terminal server which hosts about 15-20 users (currently dual NIC'd at
>:200 Mbps), and our main database/file/print server (only one NIC at
>:1GBps) which sees some pretty heavy use. Both are win2k.
>
>I'd think it likely that that plan is headed for trouble.
>
>
>:My questions, therefore, are:
>
>:1) I'm guessing I can plug the Linksys into the Procurve through the
>:gigabit port, correct? Should I be using a CAT 6 cable for this or
>:will CAT 5e do?
>
>Cat5e will do, at least for moderate distances.
>
>
>:2) Since the Linksys is a managed switch
>
>Could you check that again? Last time I checked about 3 months ago,
>the least expensive *managed* gigabit switch I could find was about $1000.
>The $400 Linksys switches were NOT managed at the time.
>


I looked at the specs for this switch and they seem to avoid the word
"managed". Since Linsys is owned by Cicso I assume that want to
distinguish the Cicso products from the Linksys line I wonder what the
difference is.

I'd d/l and read the manual before I bought it.


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